Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-23

TILL 10 IhA IkA1f1OhI.
Whatever title France and spain poe
saseed 10 that Territory was bestowed
without sven the usual consideration Of
one doIiaF-apon the United States IN
The treaties conveying the Territory Of
Louisiana and exchanging Florida 10
the United States, and all the title OF
Spain 10 the tsrFitoFy nefth Of Texas
and Alta California for Texss-so little
vaIne vas placed upon u By these na.
lions; hence the expression, "Dereltct OF
natioua." Gold was not thought Of ai
che time Of the treaty. The accidental
discovery In California (the beginning
Of the golden srA) did not occur until
three years altar (i649). No railroads
then spanned the continent. Oxen and
wagons transported the immigrants.
Not one solitary American Vas known
70 reside North Of the 18th degree OF
latitude, and no degree OF latitude vas
better adapted for boundary line be
tween the two countries than the 4vth
degree.
Comparing British Columbia Of TO-
day, With les tganscontinental RAFT
road, lie superior local roads, les
present population, lie gold fields de-
veloped, and lie bright future, With the
gVanNlH VI ARNlE HEa4t4N AAAS N1s3k8AAatG
New York city OF today with New Am
steFdam under the Dutch.
Bat whatever value had been placed
on British Columbia, q much more Inn
povsans question intsFvened and deter.
mined tbs concession 10 Great Britain.
TIE ABSOLUTE RI0Hr OF GREAT BETrAIS
TO NEW CALEDONIA, now BRIT
ism COLUMBIA
The Spanish title TO the Northwest
ives acquired during Mr.. MonFoe's Ad.
ministFation. His Secretary Of State.
Mr.. John Qainey Adams on the
I'D Of July, 1923, writes 10 Mr.. Middle
ton, the British Minister;
The right Of the United States, from
the I'D 20 the f9th parallel OF latitude
on tbs Pacific ocean, We consider 40 un-
Questionable, being founded, FIRST, on
the acquisition Of the treaty of the 22d
Of February, 1878. Of all the rights Of
Spain; seooRd, by the discovery Of the
Columbia river, hsst from the sea
a. les mouth, and then by land,
BY Lewis and CLARK; ana. third, by the
settlement 81 its mouth in 1871. This
Territory Is to the DATED States Of an
importance which no possession 10
North America can be 10 any European
nation, not only a. IL IL bat the oonlinu-
10y Of their possessions from the Atlantic
20 the Pacific Oeean, but as u offers
their inhabitants the means Of esiab-
fishing hereafter water commnnioA-
tions from one 10 the other" Then Mr..
Monroe's cabinet did not think the
Spanish title included "a degrees 20
minutes. The right BY discovery Of the
Columbia River, however, was unas-
saiiable.
TTTLK TO ERAsER RIvKR.
How abou, the Fraser river2 This
rises In latitude IS degrees, flows nearly
north and south, aud empties three
miles north 81 the t9th degree. Il was
discovered by Sir Alexander Mackenzie
l7tCs, settled 1906. AT the time We ae-
quiFad ell the rights OF Spain, Reograph-
eTs and historians styled this country
"New Caledonia"
Senator Benton says; "Six times Mr.
Monroe ana bis Oabinet renowned
Fraser river and les valley, and left Il
90 the British They ola so on the in
telligible principle that the British had
discovered Il and settled it, and we're IN
The actual possession OF Il, when We got
the spanish claim; which claim Spain
never made :" Allading TO 81 de-
Rrees 10 minutes, aud says the
spanish never touched the main-
land north Of the t9lh degree. ]
oYEERa OF TIRE UNITED STATS.
In the year 1905. after Mr.. jefferson
had acquired Louisiana. be sent Aeasrs.
Monroe aud Charles Pinckney a. Minis.
tera 10 Spain 10 adjust the southern ana
southwestern boundaries between COR
newly acquired territory and that OF
spain. Mr.. Benton qAotes some OF the
correspondence and says; This IL what
MeaSrs. Monroe aud Pinekney said
10 Don Pedro OervAllos-a minister Who
must be supposed 10 be Is we'll &C.
quainted With the treaties which
settled the boundaries Of the
late spanish province OF Louie
lana ~ ne are With the treaties
which settle the boundaries II abe
United States. The line OF Utrecht.
and In the very words which carry is
from the Lake Of the Woods 10 the Pa
eifc Ocean, and which oonfne the Brit,
ish 10 the North. and the French and
Spanish 10 the south Of that line, are
quoted by Mr. CsFvAllOs AZ facs which
he and all the world knsw. He received
Il as such aud thus Spanish authority
comes 10 aid OF British. French and
American to viIdicata ear rights and
she truth % history"
Mr.. jefferson offered tie line ei
Utrecht In 1901; Messrs. Gallatin Anc
Rush offered the same line Ostoher Mah
ISIS; Mr.. John 4. CALHOUN. when Secre
tAry 81 State under Mr.. Tyler in lS4t
and ey Mr.. RnenanAn, Secretary al
State under Mr.. Polk. Jaly ga. tStS
bat when this last Ger became pahliel,
hasa NAa -
and Mr.. baehanan Withdrew bis etfeF
Mr.. Polk in his inaugural Address
(ls&Sl DECLARED oar lie ~ the whole o
Oregon 81 dec. e. min.l "a. iuaispat
able. and be meant n maintain Il. Tar
naturally aroused ali Eagiana, aud 40
Indignation came haek ~ thands
tones War Vas inevitable; and Mr.
IyieF's Previous haste 10 Eet fSxss bAs
rendered the gar With Msxiua. ~ soal
~ that eOantry fsli ready, foreSont
eonslusion,
FsLN's euANnAHE
Thus Mr.. Polk ia nssaecra,l faun,
himself in the midst Of ear uroagn
aboRl through tie acts % al AnRi
Dsmeeratie Administration tS3eaerA
Harrison and Tyler defeated Marta
Van barea aud TIE var somewhat "a
popular Ia TIE Nerth. rhts cFipp,es
him and frustrated his design. u :,
insisted upon ~ 20 % agar, be "a
sure 20 be involved 10 q vAr wish Grea
Britain. Here wax a qaan3Ary Nsr,
TIE onAacss and tbs popular feslirg Il
the DATED s3ates saf1essut 90 ergaes
In VAR With EaelAsd IA sddtsan ~ IL
var with Mex O. Whst n tsose t4e
ooantsics combined WsGid ses eosl
10 The United States 03veramenl and
The damage % - citiEsns hs an ass
uonal VA - uoFth TIE o1autry ssksI
for b. Great REisAtn Wa u prudsus
20 exrena The eleod aaa Treasure tor a
email strtp q lad. eomgAred wstA to
Qeastity noi dispassd, even Il wx eAiuaa
ear polnt SneA we're considers.